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Hollywood Strikes Impact Local Auckland Businesses
The entertainment industry is currently grappling with a major crisis that has sent ripples far beyond the glitzy streets of Hollywood. The Hollywood writers and actors strikes have not only...

Uncovering the Mystery of Rental Fleet Colours
Why So White? Uncovering the Mystery of Rental Fleet Colours When you think of rental cars or trucks, one common image that comes to mind is a sea of pristine, white vehicles lined up and ready for...

Alice, Alice, Who The Truck is Alice?
Alice: The Small Truck with a Big Personality Move over big rigs — let us introduce you to Alice. Don't be fooled by her small stature; Alice may be compact, but she’s full of personality, a big...

Toyota Dyna – Our Most Popular Moving Truck Hire
Our most popular moving truck hire has always been and remains the trusty Toyota Dyna box truck. We have several of these vehicles in our fleet, and over the years they have proven themselves to be...

Introducing Our Late-Model Toyota Hilux 4WD Utes
The Toyota Hilux double cab ute is a versatile vehicle that can be used for a range of jobs, particularly those that involve tradespeople and general labor. The vehicle comes with the option of a...

Goodbye Ella
Last week we farewelled our beloved "Ella" as she retired from our fleet. 👋 Ella was from a generation when air conditioning wasn’t a thing. What was a thing though, was trusty, reliable, mechanical...

The Chiller Trailer
Goodbye Winter, Hello Summer, Enter “Winter” – the Chiller TrailerPhew, that was a tough and long winter season! How good it feels to get some vitamin D back in the system as we move into spring and...

Meet Mr. Blu
Our newest team member. Part time security guard. Full time mascot. Make sure to say Hi on your next hire! Affordable Vehicle & Truck Hire in West Auckland: Moving Trucks, Cargo Vans, Furniture...

Our Fleet – Yasmin, Xena, Sasha & Helga
Our 3 tonne payload tippers offer an affordable option to get a firewood load, tip load, gravel load, or soil load, without the need for a truck license. Because they are small and nimble, they can...

Our Fleet – Greta & Kathleen
Greta In the ever changing world of climate change, minimizing environmental impacts and improving vehicles and emissions, we thought it was time to join the band wagon. Enter Greta – Northwest...

Our Fleet – Doris, Ella & Fran
Doris Doris is the big girl. She get’s worked hard, but she works even harder. She’s been all over New Zealand and has some tales to tell. But she doesn’t gossip, she’s not like that. She’s right on...

Where do we get our names from?
We love our girls. And they deserve a name and to be recognized for the work they do. The criteria for our names is ever-evolving, but we try our best to give the girls old style, girl names. We...

A bit of history – Keep on trucking
When we first took over the company in 2018, it was known as Kumeu Truck Rentals. It was a fleet of 4 trucks and a run-down, month to month lease on a portacom, with no internet, water or power. A...